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Record: MDI31L02NW00006

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Peerless Canadian - 1959
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Jan-08
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Iron

Secondary Commodities: Titanium



Location

Township or Area: Calvin

Latitude: 46° 14' 30.98"    Longitude: -78° 55' 56.24"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 659407   Northing: 5123007    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 31L02NW, 31L07SW

Point Location Description: General, LOT: 23-24 CONC: 5

Location Method: Other Literature



Exploration History

1959: Peerless Canadian Exploration Ltd. - DD - 2000 ft.


Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gabbro 1 Gabbro Host

Lithology Comments

Jun 05, 2009 (A Wilson) - The occurrence consists of ilmenite-magnetite within a metagabbro-anorthosite pluton.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1MagnetiteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Jun 05, 2009 (A Wilson) - The average grade of the core drilled by Peerless Canadian ranged from 25-30% Fe and 5-7% Ti02.



Mineral Record Details

References

Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC011 Scale:     Date: 1968

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Geological series, Mattawa-Deep River area (western half), District of Nipissing

Publication Number: P1196 Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1976

Author: Lumbers S.B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


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